It also plans to offer more hybrids, including an electric plug-in in the U.S. next year.
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And Volvo's V60, which the company says is the world's first diesel-electric plug-in hybrid in production, offers a package of solutions to such drivers, he insists.
The company is hosting the EV Experience Tour to help other businesses and key stakeholders understand technical and business approaches for deploying pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
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The company has created hundreds of American automotive jobs and its first model, the Roadster sports car, lit a fire under Detroit to begin producing electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars but with less success.
By the time Coda hit the market, it faced competitively priced rivals like the Nissan Leaf, the Ford Focus Electric and the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt.
He says electric and plug-in hybrid drivetrains, combined with engineering improvements to increase range and reduce weight, will be the future of motoring.
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"Moreover, in places that do generate electricity from renewable sources, it would be more cost-effective to use that electricity to power electric or plug-in hybrid cars than high-speed rail, " O'Toole said.
The two companies aim to help develop and deploy telematics applications on the Windows Azure platform, which includes Windows Azure and Microsoft SQL Azure, starting with TMC's electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012.
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California regulators voted to mandate major automakers substantially increase the numbers of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell-powered models in their fleets in the coming years, eventually accounting for 15.4 percent of all vehicles sold in the state by 2025.
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The growing smorgasbord in new car showrooms includes 43 hybrid-electric vehicles, four plug-in hybrids and 12 pure electric cars.
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Even the intermediary solution of petrol electric hybrids and plug-in hybrids rely on the battery.
He has hopes that AeroVironment's electric-vehicle charging systems could be in garages and charging stations nationwide if electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids become popular.
Pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids are just now testing the waters in limited numbers and are yet to be ready for prime time.
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Plug loads refer to electric power consumed by products through an ordinary alternating current plug socket.
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Yet not everyone is bullish on hybrid and electric cars, with Toyota, for example, pulling the plug on its iQ electric model late last year.
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The idea is to plug in electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to the buildings to power up our vehicles.
Focus Electric, Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid all have an LED charge port that displays a circle of light directly related to battery life.
Those looking to minimize their carbon footprints are able to choose among a growing number of part- and full-time electric vehicles like the new Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i.
"If the public infrastructure is out there, it makes people feel more comfortable, particularly the people who aren't very familiar with electric cars, " said Paul Scott, vice president of Plug In America, a coalition of electric car advocates and drivers.
This project will also help us develop future capabilities of the Volt and other plug-in electric vehicles.
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Remember that when you plug in that electric car overnight, you are using COAL to power it!
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And Hawaii is getting plug-in electric Volt cars from General Motors this summer, the Star-Advertiser reports.
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But the project's first concept is most decidedly a four-wheeler: a plug-in electric Mini powered by a lithium-ion battery.
The move is not uncommon, especially in the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry.
So, in the final analysis, do plug-in electric vehicles have a big future?
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What the company has said is that a plug-in electric version of the car will go on sale in 2014.
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Another thing to think about: if plug-in electric cars catch on it will mean greater demand for electricity, less demand for gas.
Your home, your car, your appliances can all be powered through the advanced battery that will sit inside your plug-in electric vehicle.
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Atlanta EV infrastructure is building as more plug-in electric vehicles become available.
Since the launch of the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, in late 2010, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have become more widely available.
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